Collar-stay



H. T. KRICK COLLAR STAY Filed Sept. 2,

June 11, 1935,

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BY 7 W naw-$71 M I ATTORNEYS f'at jented june 11 i935 ,iHarold' TtKrickQHaaIeto Pa i minimise Septe b rg, mitt; treaty, r j 2' Claimsi*(Cliflfi -lfii I j n i r 5 ilmi i d l fienflt me il anthd j sn jac be w e-tie b n i }T fl ,ha he,l qw hsi dvanz nding l lvban ev in t e unc o l -P mpa ting t gt e pintsp o o .is ha ahethe r tth an ho o e U oft collars sufiicientstiffness to keep thern othenistay behind thetie band andadjusts the, i 9 While wit e n semb e sil ence; Ki iil'th xope space w 't x s n 5 i ha in? e il e ntsnqtmell etl ss s i e wt rs- 9 the shirtv and reasonably close to eachother; The part s of; the sid stay are preferably all f j closeto the collar band and to per in the same plane, when.not being;used; The

iunctions without causing distortions anchoni is pressed: against the collar band by he e? gtmv elm ih ;.PI $Q .P .A- h. hg res of t e nd; it is pr r b y o a ie i e h 1 1. 11; nven n. n s itt in o oc i ndis re t slide a o bot inthe collar-stayhereinafterspecified, f the ie a nd the collar Forthis purpose, the Inthe acconipanying drawing, Fig. 1 is afronty slat; 1 etwe nt e te i n 3 andrt anchor elevationof a spcrt, shirt having a soft collar at- 5 isr, ativelyv large TIT-helpointwhere the, curve ,1; was

;' vided :with one of my collar-stays, a necktie be away fromthe center line of the shirt than the i V ing shown in proper relation to said collar and shank: I, tendsnot only to keep the shank of the collar-stays. stay in its pocket, but ittends also to swing the Figs. 2 and 3 arerespectively a front elevashank toward the other point of the collar, so

tion and an edge view of one of the collar stays that the two points are prevented from unduly 20 shownj in Fig. 1. separatin V.

Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively a front and an Any tendency to vertically upward movement edge view of another formof my collar-stay, of thecollar point is resisted by the stoppageof I and in v thecurved section 4 against the collar crease; Fig. 6 is a viewshowing the metal clips which, Any force applied directly upwardly, to the point 25 in Figs. 4; and 5, are attached to the. collar of the colla wo d e o Swing e lower;

stay. i v ends of the stays toward each other, Thepres- As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, 'my collar stay sure of the tie-band against the anchor 5 tends is formed by being cut out of a sheet of stiif tohold the po of the y, and therefore 6 but flexible material, preferably of celluloid. It. the points of the collar, against the shirt.

comprises astraightshank I, which is adaptedto 3 p 5 of the anchor preferably 0 be secured to the front edge of one of the points cated t at t e ds Substantially nearer to of the collar, as by being inserted in a pocket 2, the centerline of the shirt than does the curved formed on the underside of suchedge forthat p t! Whichv engages the crease of the collar.- purpose. I have tapered the shank I because This causes the pressure of thetie band onthe 35 that renders it slower and more flexible thanits said anchor t tip to press the edge of the collar body portion. From the shank. I, a section 3 point inward in opposition to the tie knot, inextends upwardly, and preferably is also offset t d of w d y from h wearer (3 away from said front edge of thecollar point, is wide and stiff for the same reason). It also so as toleave roomfortthe knot of the tie be-: tends to prevent the knot from causing theside. 4Q tween the two stays. The saidsection 3 curves edge 5b of the anchor, which is farthest from over at the point 4 and merges into a down the centerline of the shirt, from bearing against wardly extending anchor 5 whichis adapted to .the neck; and thus it tends to cause the rear be engaged between the .band Gbf the necktie face of the anchor to lie flat against the neck.

and the collar band. The curve. 4 engages the y making my ys S0 a a pa ts are in a 45 underside of the crease of the collar and thus p e, 51 p the s ay ar interchan eable maintains the stay in the aforesaid pocket. and will work equally well ineither collar point; In putting the stays in place, the wearer puts f ey take, a as Celluloid is likely 0 do a shank of a stay into the pockets of each of from warmth, the distortion can be removed by the points of his collar and puts on the shirtas interchanging the two stays. The :parts of my usual. The tie then is knotted in] place, after S y extend for 80 Short distanCeholizontally which, using his right hand to pull the knot of around the circumference of the neck that they the tie slightly downward, he reaches under the i do not need to be. curved to the neck in order left collarxpoint with theforefinger and thumb to avoid distorting the collar. .Furthermore, the

55 of the left hand, plates the tie in the slot 1. anchor 5 is preferably made narrow, so that it .5

will be comparatively flexible. Under these conditions, the wearer does not feel any discomfort from the use of the stay.

Various changes can be made in the above illustrative embodiment of my invention. For instance: In order to enable my collar stays to be used on collars which have no pocket for the shank, I may provide them, as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, with metal clips 8 and 9, carrying pins 8a and 9a each projected in opposite directions, the clipsbeing bent about the celluloid shank, and clamped thereto.

By flexing the shanks of the collar stays, the pins 8a and 9a may be brought nearer to each other and their points engaged in the material of the collar point, whereupon releasing the said' shank will cause the pins to penetrate the said material in opposite directions and fasten the stay in place. Again, the anchor may be placed on the opposite sides of the shanks from those shown, or they may be placed directly behind the extension 3. Such changes, however, would have the disadvantage of interfering with the knot of the tie and/or increasing the thickness of the stay within the collar which latter would 9 ance of the fact that neither the tie band nor the collar band is fastened to the stay. The freedom of movement of the stay between the tie band and the collar band permits automatic adjustment when made necessary by a change in the wearers bodily position. It also permits accommodation to a change of relation of the collar points and the collar band. My form of anchor, also, will fit tie bands of varying widths. The comparatively short radius of the curve of the rounded portion 4 permits movement of the collar stay relative to the crease of the collar without causing distortion due to angular movement of the stay in its own plane.

I have found by experience that my stay works reasonably well if the anchor is not used, but I prefer to use the anchor.

While I have described my stay as made of celluloid, which is the best material for that purpose known to me there are many other materials which would serve the purpose.

What I claim is: Y

1. A collar-stay comprising a shank adaptedto be attached to a collar point, said stay having an offset hookedportion adapted to engage the upper edge only of the tie band, and to lie between said tie band and the collar band, said offset being sufiicient to accommodate the knot of the necktie, said hooked portionhaving a curved upper edge, all parts of the said collarstay when not engaged to said necktie band normally lying substantially in the same plane.

2. Acollar-stay comprising a shank adapted to be attached to a collar point, said stay having a hooked portion adapted to engage the upper edge of a tie band and to lie between the said tie band and the collar band, all parts of said collar stay, when not engaged to said necktie band, normally lying substantially in the same plane.

HAROLD T. KRICK. 

